Lavender Waxbill Identification

A small finch with blue-gray upperparts; paler gray underparts; a thick, purplish bill; a thin, black eyeline; and a brilliant red tail and undertail coverts.

Note extensive red on the tail, rump, and undertail coverts.

A tiny songbird with a gray body and bright red tail, rump, and undertail coverts. Note also the heavy, purplish bill and thin black eyeline. Also in this video: Common Bulbul and Black-rumped Waxbill.

A social species that often occurs in pairs or small flocks.

Often forages on the ground but also occurs in trees and shrubs.